Hydrocarbon-burner.



PATENTED AUG. 20, 1907.

W. LANDES.

'HYDBOGARBON BURNER. V APPLIbATION FILED 32B. a, 1906. RENEWED JULYIQ. 1907.

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WILLIAM LANDES, OF ANADARKO, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

HYDROCARBON-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1907.

Application filed February 6, 1906, Serial No. 299,738. Renewed July 19, 1907. Serial No- 384,610-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM LANDES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Anadarko, in the county of Caddo, Oklahoma Territory, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hydrocarbon-Burners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to hydrocarbon burners for use in heating stoves and the like and its object is to provide a combined vaporizer and burner which is of simple construction and which is particularly adapted for vaporizing and consuming crude petroleum, although the same is also capable of burning any combustible oil.

The invention consists of a vaporizing chamber having an inlet in the center of the dome thereof and directly above the outlet tube formed at the bottom of said chamber and provided with a series of ports at the lower edge thereof which open into a pan of novel contour. Air inlet ports extend from points below the pan into the vaporizing chamber and are adapted to conduct air into the vaporizing chamber these ports being so disposed as to cause the air to be heated to a high temperature during its passage into the vaporizing chamber. Means are employed whereby the quantity or size of the flame may be readily controlled.

The invention also consists in further novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown the preferred form of my invention, and in said drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a heating stove constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section through a portion of the stove and through my improvedvaporizer and burner, and, Fig. 3 is a section on line xx of Fig. 2.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is the stove casing having a door 2 at the bottom thereof, whereby access may be conveniently had to the interior of the casing. This casing is mounted on a base compartment 3 having air inlets 4 adapted to be closed by means of a sliding damper 5 or in any other suitable manner. Extending upward from the top of the compartment 3 is a suitable number of tubes 6, which are preferably inclined and which constitute supports for a bowl-like receptacle '7 having a tubular extension 8 depending from the center of the bottom thereof and disposed about the central raised portion of a pan 9. In cross section this pan is substantially in the form of a double ogee curve whereby an annular gutter or trough is produced adjacent the periphery of the pan for receiving and retaining any unconsumed oil which may pass from the tube 8.

Outlet ports 10 are formed in the lower end of the tube 8 so that oil can readily flow from said tube on to the pan. A sleeve 11 is rotatably mounted on the tube 8 and is adapted to be manipulated by means of an arm 12 extending therefrom. This sleeve has openings 13 within it adapted to register with the ports 10, but by manipulating the arm 12 the sleeve 11 can be turned so as to either partly or entirely close the ports 10. A dome-like cover 14 is mounted on the bowl-shaped receptacle 7 whereby a completely closed vaporizing compartment or chamber is produced. A feed pipe 15 extends downward through the center of the dome 14 v and this pipe may be provided with a suitable valve 16 for controlling the quantity of oil supplied to the vaporizer.

In using the stove herein described oil is first discharged into the vaporizing chamber and will flow over the central convex surface of the pan 9 and through the ports 10 into the gutter-like portion of the pan. This oil is then ignited and will thoroughly heat the walls of the vaporizing chamber as well as the inclined air ports or tubes 6, which are disposed at intervals around the pan and are disposed inwardly and at an angle so that their upper ends will extend over the pan thereby bringing said tubes in closer relation with the heat than wouldbe possible with the tubes in a vertical position. Air passing from the base compartment 3 through the tubes 6 will therefore be heated to a high temperature and upon entering the vaporizing compartment will assist in causing the vaporization of oil supplied to the vaporizing chamber and the hydrocarbon gas produced in this manner will commingle with the air and be discharged from the ports 10 where it will be ignited and produce a flame of intense heat and which is practically smokeless. This flame will be maintained as long as oil is supplied to the vaporizing chamber and it will thoroughly vaporize the voil supplied to said chamber and will also heat the air fed to the vapor so as to insure the rapid formation of combustible vapor and the thorough commingling of the hydrocarbon gas and air. The pan 9 will catch any unconsumed oil which may pass from the ports 10 and therefore the stove will be kept clean. By reason of the peculiar formation of that portion of the pan surrounded by the tube 8 it becomes impossible for oil to accumulate'within the ports 10 and clog them. Moreover by turning the sleeve 11 the quantity of combustible gas discharged through the openings 10 can be regulated and therefore the size of the flame governed accordingly. The flame will be radiated or spread in all directions upon the lower surface of the vaporizing chamber and therefore the stove casing 1 will be thoroughly heated thereby rendering the stove very effective for heating purposes. By especially constructing the stove the same can be used for cooking purposes and will be found very efiicient when so used.

What I claim is- I. A combined burner and vaporizer, comprising a vaporizing chamber having a fuel inlet at the top thereof and a tubular outlet at the bottom, said outlet tube having ports, a pan having a central dome like portion surrounded by the outlet tube, tubular air ports disposed inwardly at an angle and opening into the bottom of the vaporizing chamber, their upper ends overhanging the pan and supporting said vaporizing chamber, and means for regulating the escape of combustible fluid through the ports in the outlet.

2. A combined vaporizer and burner comprising a bowl like receptacle having a tubular outlet at the bottom thereof provided with ports, a pan disposed under the outlet and in engagement therewith, said pan having a central dome like portion surrounded by the outlet,

tubular air ports directed inwardly. at an obtuse angle, the upper ends of which open into the bottom of the bowl and supporting the same, the inwardly directed upper portions of the air ports extending over the pan and a dome like cover upon the bowl provided with a fuel inlet, said bowl and cover constituting a vaporizing chamber.

3. The combination with a vaporizing chamber having a fuel inlet at the top; of a pan disposed below said chamber, an outlet tube extending from the chamber to the pan and resting thereon, said pan adapted to spread combustible fluids discharged from the tubular outlet, said tubular outlet having ports and constituting a burner and inwardly inclined tubular air ports disposed about the burner and adapted to be heated thereby, said ports opening into the bottom of and forming supports for the vaporizing chamber.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM LANDES.

Witnesses:

J. W. GUNING, H. B' SoUmns. 

